Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.78° S 173.12° E

Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 27 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay sea temperature is
10.7°C
1.1° 

Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today (28 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 2AM is: 1.9m 9s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Sep)6ft (1.8m)11s
Afternoon (28 Sep)6.5ft (2.0m)12s
Evening (28 Sep)7ft (2.1m)13s

Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue afternoon, min 5°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon morning).

Sun
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
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3
3
3
3
4
4
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
SSW
8
2.4
SSW
8
2.1
SSW
8
1.8
SSW
8
2
SSW
10
1.8
SSW
11
1.7
SSW
11
1.9
SSW
12
2
SSW
12
2.1
SSW
12
2.1
SSW
13
2.1
SSW
13
2.4
SSW
15
3.5
SSW
16
4
SSW
16
3
S
16
3
S
16
2.5
S
15
2.5
S
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
707
763
575
470
742
692
704
1016
1159
1293
1344
1430
2576
6473
8920
4698
3860
3371
2754
Wind (km/h)
35
SW
25
SW
15
WSW
10
WNW
15
NW
10
WNW
0
WSW
0
NNE
5
NNW
20
S
15
SSW
15
NW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
NW
15
NNW
5
NNW
0
ESE
5
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
off
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
5:27AM1.84m
5:50PM1.82m
6:15AM1.87m
6:38PM1.80m
Low Tide
11:18PM0.21m
11:43AM0.20m
00:05AM0.20m
12:34PM0.22m
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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7:07
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7:05
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8:28
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7:30
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7:30
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 mm
4
1
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Temp °C
7
7
6
6
6
5
9
10
11
9
8
7
7
7
10
12
13
11
10
Feels °C
-2
0
2
3
2
1
7
8
8
4
4
3
4
3
7
8
11
9
7
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